SECTION 2: BROWSING MUSIC
Choosing Your Music Library
Once SoundBridge is successfully connected to your network and your server’s music sharing options are enabled, SoundBridge will automatically find any supported music libraries on the network. You will be prompted to choose the library you would like to access from a screen that looks something like the one on the left:
Remote Control Quick Reference
Use these commands on your remote control to select and play music:
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• | Use the Up and Down [△ ▽] arrow buttons to take you through a list item by item. Use |
| the Select [] button to take you one level down into the highlighted item (think of it as |
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• | Use the Left and Right [◁ ▷] arrow buttons to “fast browse” a list of music options |
“Change Library or Configuration” Menu
Play Dan’s Music
ËPlay Joe’s Music Play AM Radio Play FM Radio Play Internet Radio System Configuration
Playlist
Browse
Search
Show Song Queue Play Preset Now Playing Settings
Change Library or Configuration
by skipping to the next or previous letter of the alphabet, or if your list is not arranged |
alphabetically, by about 5% of your list at a time. Then use the Select [] button to choose |
an item to play. |
• | Use the Back [ | ] button to go one step backward while browsing, much like the Back |
| button on your Internet browser. (Pressing Back repeatedly displays the “Now Playing” | |
| screen, with information about the song currently playing.) | |
• | The Search [ | ] button takes you to your |
| music server). |
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• | When you find a selection you want to play, you can use the Play [ ] button to play it, or the |
| Add [+] button to add your current selection to the end of your Song Queue. |
• | The Pause[ ;] button pauses playback of audio currently playing; pressing again resumes |
| playback. |
Navigate to your preferred library (in this example, “Joe’s Music”) and press Select. You will then see the “Home Menu” (see above at right), where you can begin browsing and playing your music.
To change to a different library, or to play Internet radio, select the “Change Library or Configuration” option located at the bottom of SoundBridge’s Home Menu (accessible by pressing the Home Menu [].
Hint: SoundBridge will automatically connect to the last library you were connected to when awakened from Standby. Use the “Change Library or Configuration” option to select a different library.
• | The Next Track and Previous Track[ : 9 ] buttons advance or retreat playback of your |
| Song Queue (or Internet Radio menu) one song at a time. |
• | Press the Home Menu [ ] button at any point to return to the beginning menu. |
The Home Menu
To begin navigating through your music, start on your “Home” menu, by pressing the Home Menu [] button. The display on SoundBridge should look something like this:
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